3rd 'Bizen art tattoo studio' opens as first in Kansai. New 'Kyoto Higashiyama Bizen' studio grand opening in Gion, Kyoto on April 10
Bizenart announces the April 10 grand opening of 'Kyoto Higashiyama Bizen', its 3rd tattoo studio and first in Kansai. The Gion-based studio features traditional Kyoto craftsmanship and calligraphy by EXILE's TAKAHIRO.
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Bizenart Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), which operates 'Bizen art tattoo studio' in Omotesando and Harajuku as a tattoo studio managed by the highly requested tattoo artist Bizen from both domestically and internationally, announces the grand opening of 'Kyoto Higashiyama Bizen' on April 10. The store has been soft-open since March 28, but will release general reservations and start regular operations from April 10.
Bizen's New Development in Gion, Kyoto
The tattoo studio 'Bizen art tattoo studio' opened its first store in Omotesando, Tokyo in 2022, followed by the Harajuku store in 2024, and now will open its third store—the first in the Kansai region—in Gion, Kyoto.
Kyoto is a special land where traditional Japanese culture still lives on today. The techniques passed down continuously through historical buildings such as shrines and temples, traditional crafts, and traditional performing arts harbor spirituality and embody Japanese aesthetics.
Tattoos are also a Japanese culture that has continued since the Edo period, but there are still many misunderstandings and prejudices, and we feel that opportunities to view it as a culture are still lacking. We want to re-examine its cultural value and beauty, and pass it on to the future in a form we can boast to the world as Japan's unique traditional culture. For this reason, we paid particular attention to the spatial creation of 'Kyoto Higashiyama Bizen'. In designing the store interior and the space itself this time, artisans of traditional crafts representing Japan have been involved in various ways.
Artisans running at the forefront of their respective fields, such as kumihimo (braided cord) makers, kawara (roof tile) makers, urushi (lacquer) painters, chochin (paper lantern) makers, and tatami makers, gathered to create this new studio in Kyoto. Additionally, the calligraphy design adorning the storefront sign, stone lanterns, and indoor lanterns was written by TAKAHIRO, the main vocalist of EXILE, who has been familiar with calligraphy since childhood and currently holds solo exhibitions and calligraphy performances alongside his activities as an artist.
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Bizen's New Development in Gion, Kyoto
The tattoo studio 'Bizen art tattoo studio' opened its first store in Omotesando, Tokyo in 2022, followed by the Harajuku store in 2024, and now will open its third store—the first in the Kansai region—in Gion, Kyoto.
Kyoto is a special land where traditional Japanese culture still lives on today. The techniques passed down continuously through historical buildings such as shrines and temples, traditional crafts, and traditional performing arts harbor spirituality and embody Japanese aesthetics.
Tattoos are also a Japanese culture that has continued since the Edo period, but there are still many misunderstandings and prejudices, and we feel that opportunities to view it as a culture are still lacking. We want to re-examine its cultural value and beauty, and pass it on to the future in a form we can boast to the world as Japan's unique traditional culture. For this reason, we paid particular attention to the spatial creation of 'Kyoto Higashiyama Bizen'. In designing the store interior and the space itself this time, artisans of traditional crafts representing Japan have been involved in various ways.
Artisans running at the forefront of their respective fields, such as kumihimo (braided cord) makers, kawara (roof tile) makers, urushi (lacquer) painters, chochin (paper lantern) makers, and tatami makers, gathered to create this new studio in Kyoto. Additionally, the calligraphy design adorning the storefront sign, stone lanterns, and indoor lanterns was written by TAKAHIRO, the main vocalist of EXILE, who has been familiar with calligraphy since childhood and currently holds solo exhibitions and calligraphy performances alongside his activities as an artist.
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